ATKINS — The Atkins School Board recently called a special meeting and approved several items, including the 2017-18 budget.

During a previous meeting, board members granted permission for the district to make an offer on a piece of land located behind the elementary playground and adjacent to property currently owned by the district.

The district submitted an offer of $24,000 for the land estimated to be approximately six to eight acres. The offer was accepted by the seller contingent upon a final survey of the land.

Once the survey was completed, the amount of land was less acreage than originally thought. A price change appropriate to the survey in the amount of $19,600 was approved by the school board.

Other items approved by the school board included a risk assessment analysis and the minority employee recruitment plan.